People Who’ve Done Real Things vol. 2 – Steve Cox
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 20:04 — 0 Comments
Steve Cox drives an old, beat-up pick-up. He plays Scrabble and has a dog named Stella. Steve also lives in The Monarch Apartments – well, now he splits his time between the apartments and a new property in need of major work and fixing up. We decided to catch up with Steve and chat about the process of building a home on a new piece of land. This our second installment of People Who Do Real Things (vol. 1 here).Â
The Monarch Drinks With Megan Griffiths
Monday, September 16, 2013 11:36 — 0 Comments
Sutra, the restaurant film director Megan Griffiths chose for our rendezvous, is a cute little spot on the west end of Wallingford next door to a yoga studio of the same name. It serves delicacies like edible flowers from their backyard garden and begins each service with a gong and a moment of thanks for farmers. The whole thing is a stark contrast to the dark, human trafficking subject matter of Megan’s recent film, Eden, but somehow we found ourselves sharing a table ready to eat some artisan vegan cuisine, and set to talk movies.
Seattle Theater (And Baseball) With Misha Berson
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:25 — 0 Comments
Misha Berson covers the Seattle theater scene for the Seattle Times. She moved to the Emerald City in 1991 from San Francisco, and is the author of several books, including The San Francisco Stage and Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian American Playwrights. Her latest is: Something’s Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination. The Monarch Review had a chance to chat with Misha about theater, where she likes to eat in town and baseball.
The Monarch Drinks With Linda Derschang
Monday, September 9, 2013 11:12 — 0 Comments
As I’m driving on Aurora Ave. to Canlis to meet up with my “Drinks With†companion, Linda Derschang, I begin to feel nervous. This is my modus operandi when it comes to just about every interview I’ve been involved with. It really makes no difference if I know the person or not, my nerves work against me. In an attempt to remedy this I make sure to have notes, questions, ideas. Something  written down and in front of me during the interview in order to keep me focused, reassured – a security blanket. Also, you should probably know that I […]
The Monarch Drinks With Sean Nelson
Saturday, August 31, 2013 12:11 — 1 Comment
Sean Nelson bursts through the door with a firm handshake, an introduction, an apology for being late, and a copy of Charlie Smith’s new novel, Men in Miami Hotels, uncracked. His little mop of piled-up salt-and-pepper curls have been described before, as have his clear-framed Ray-Ban-esque prescriptions specs, but the thing that struck me most about him was his really excellent shirt. It was the shirt of a man of some distinction; very thick, striped white and light blue. He wrapped it in a black blazer with nautical-looking bronze buttons at the cuff.Â
The Monarch Drinks With John Roderick
Monday, August 19, 2013 3:11 — 0 Comments
John Roderick stood center stage at the Alberta-Rose Theater in Portland, OR, telling jokes, stories and, later, playing his acoustic guitar, singing to the hundreds in the audience for NPR’s Live Wire show. A tall man, bearded, with glasses and a booming voice, John entertained. I was in the audience, having been given tickets by mutual friend and host of the show, Luke Burbank. I stared on attentively, listening to John’s stories and quips as he went back and forth with Luke.
The Monarch Drinks With Mary Lambert
Monday, August 12, 2013 10:54 — 0 Comments
My evening with Mary Lambert – the female voice who brought immense life to Macklemore’s song “Same Love†– begins over the phone when she calls me almost in tears. She is running late for our interview because of a dentist appointment, which has rendered her mouth numb. I wonder if she will cancel because of such an unexpected turn of events in her day, but she only thanks me for my patience and shows up anyway.Â
Sexuality With Peaches Magazine
Friday, August 9, 2013 19:34 — 0 Comments
Peaches Louise runs Peaches Magazine, which publishes erotica, true stories of being an adult actress, stories about how to give a proper blowjob, and more! It’s not a publication for the snickering immature in the back of the proverbial classroom; rather, it is aimed at a mature audience with the hope of shedding light on sexuality and promoting a healthy sexual lifestyle. The Monarch caught up with Peaches to ask her a little bit about her fine work.Â
The Monarch Drinks With J Pinder
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 11:04 — 0 Comments
J Pinder: I was in the studio with Game, and I was just there because I was supposed to play him some records. I played him some records and he liked what he heard. So he was like, ‘Write this verse,’ and he started playing me a song. And I hated the song. So I thought, I don’t want to be on this, but I need to be on this. I should be on this. It could do wonders for my career. But I care about my artistic integrity, so how do I pull this off?Â
The Monarch Drinks With Rachel Rosenfelt
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12:09 — 0 Comments
I first read The New Inquiry—the magazine Rachel Rosenfelt directs and edits with a corps of co-editors and writers—in early 2012, the buzz of the Occupy Movement still in the air. I distinctly remember coming across the word Precariat then, a portmanteau of proletariat and precarious that describes a new social class subsisting on intermittent or insecure work, and therefore occupying life-styles that transgress typical social categories. In my understanding, the term applies as readily to migrant workers as to a generation of well-educated young adults who can’t find work in a shrinking academia. In an interview with the Los […]
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